OGP CEO claims Open Government Partnership will support US civil society working on open government reforms

[Alexander Howard]

In a letter posted to the OGP website that has not been promoted on social media, Open Government Partnership CEO Aidan Eyakuze claimed to our coalition that OGP will be a “steadfast partner to US civil society.”

 I am skeptical, after a decade of former CEO Sanjay Pradhan keeping critiques of US government off the main stage at OGP Summits, openwashing official secrecy, refusing to place our government under review & keep it there, despite repeatedly “acting contrary to process” amid escalating corruption, secrecy, and lies, & allowing the USG to remain on the Steering Committee throughout 2025. 

https://e-pluribusunum.org/2026/01/28/embracing-illiberalism-trump-administration-withdraws-from-global-open-government-partnership/

I’ve asked OGP to signal boost US NGOs promoting reforms to the Freedom of Information Act, whistleblower protections, open data, & restoring anti-corruption programs, policies, & personnel this Sunshine Week. If they don’t, draw your own conclusions about what their “support” means, & for whom.